Melissa Jefferson-Wooden: World's fastest woman defeats 100 random men in a race with $100,000 on the line

American sprint queen Melissa Jefferson-Wooden proved her superiority as the world's fastest woman by defeating 100 random men in a sprint race organized by popular YouTuber MrBeast.

The 25-year-old track star who claimed three gold medals (100m, 200m, and 4x100m) at the Tokyo 2025 World Championships to undeniably earn the bragging rights of the world's fastest woman, was put to the test racing against 100 random men. If defeated, the winner will walk away with $100,000.

With the huge sum of money on the line, Jefferson-Wooden had a lot to prove that being a professional sprinter and winning three gold medals at the world championships wasn't a fluke.

Running from the middle, the track queen went into the lead from the 20m mark and was almost uncatchable, until No.35 runner drew in close before the finish line, but it wasn't enough as she crossed in first.

Her victory, despite not being a competitive race and in her off-season, only attests to the fact that professional track athletes will always be ahead of random people in any racing competition.

This year, Jefferson-Wooden maintained an unbeaten streak in the 100m and was only defeated once in the 200m by Olympic champion Gabby Thomas at the Grand Slam Track in Philadelphia.

At the World Championships in Tokyo, she blazed to the 100m gold medal in a record time of 10.61s. She also added the 200m title in a personal best of 21.68s, thus becoming the first American woman in history to sweep the sprint titles at the same championship.

In addition, she became the second woman ever to achieve such a feat, after the legendary Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, who was the first at the Moscow 2013 World Championships.

After winning 100m bronze medal at the Paris Olympic Games, Jefferson-Wooden magnanimously stepped into a different gear this year, having arguably the best and most consistent season of any female sprinter in track history.